Fetal Mortality in the United States: Trends From 2014 Through 2019 and Changes Between 2018–2019 and 2019–2020

Exploring the Decline in the Singleton Preterm Birth Rate in the United States, 2019–2020

10.15620/cdc:112969 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Joyce Martin ◽

Michelle Osterman

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Preterm Birth ◽

Birth Rate ◽

The United States ◽

Birth Rates ◽

Hispanic Origin ◽

Preterm Birth Rate ◽

Maternal Race

This report is limited to singleton births and describes trends in preterm birth rates from 2014 through 2020 and changes in rates between 2019 and 2020 by maternal race and Hispanic origin, age, and state of residence.

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Fetal Mortality: United States, 2019

10.15620/cdc:109456 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Elizabeth Gregory ◽

Claudia Valenzuela ◽

Donna Hoyert

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Tobacco Use ◽

Gestational Age ◽

Causes Of Death ◽

Mortality Data ◽

Fetal Mortality ◽

Hispanic Origin ◽

Maternal Race

This report presents 2019 fetal mortality data by maternal race and Hispanic origin, age, tobacco use during pregnancy, and state of residence, as well as by plurality, sex, gestational age, birthweight, and selected causes of death. Trends in fetal mortality are also examined.

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Prepregnancy Body Mass Index and Infant Outcomes by Race and Hispanic Origin: United States, 2020

10.15620/cdc:112077 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Anne Driscoll ◽

Elizabeth Gregory

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Infant Outcomes ◽

Hispanic Origin ◽

Prepregnancy Body Mass Index ◽

Maternal Race

This report presents data on distributions in prepregnancy body mass index, including the three classes of obesity, by maternal race and Hispanic origin for women who gave birth in 2020.

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The Value of Postponing Pregnancy: California’s Paid Family Leave and the Timing of Pregnancies

The B E Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy ◽

10.1515/bejeap-2013-0141 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 1467-1499 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Shirlee Lichtman-Sadot

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Parental Leave ◽

The United States ◽

Family Status ◽

Hispanic Origin ◽

Monetary Benefit ◽

Education Levels ◽

Lower Education ◽

Paid Parental Leave ◽

Shed Light

Abstract Conditioning a monetary benefit on individuals’ family status can create distortions, even in individuals’ seemingly personal decisions, such as the birth of a child. Birth timing and its response to various policies has been studied by economists in several papers. However, pregnancy timing – i.e. the timing of conception – and its response to policy announcements has not been examined. This paper makes use of a 21-month lag between announcing California’s introduction of the first paid parental leave program in the United States and its scheduled implementation to evaluate whether women timed their pregnancies in order to be eligible for the expected benefit. Using natality data, documenting all births in the United States, a difference-in-differences approach compares California births to births in states outside of California before the program’s introduction and in 2004, the year California introduced paid parental leave. The results show that the distribution of California births in 2004 significantly shifted from the first half of the year to the second half of the year, immediately after the program’s implementation. While the effect is present for all population segments of new mothers, it is largest for disadvantaged mothers – with lower education levels, of Hispanic origin, younger, and not married. These results shed light on the population segments most affected by the introduction of paid parental leave and on the equitable nature of paid parental leave policies.

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Preterm delivery trends by maternal race/ethnicity in the United States, 2006–2012

Annals of Epidemiology ◽

10.1016/j.annepidem.2017.10.005 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 27 (11) ◽

pp. 689-694.e4 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Claire E. Margerison-Zilko ◽

Nicole M. Talge ◽

Claudia Holzman

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Preterm Delivery ◽

The United States ◽

Race Ethnicity ◽

Maternal Race

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Latinos and Latinas: Mexicans

Encyclopedia of Social Work ◽

10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.577 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Herman Curiel

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Social Work ◽

Work Practice ◽

Well Being ◽

The United States ◽

Social Work Practice ◽

Social Needs ◽

Mexican Origin ◽

Immigration Reform ◽

Hispanic Origin

According to the 2010 Census, 308.7 million people resided in the United States on April 1, 2010, of which 50.5 million (or 16%) were of Hispanic or Latino origin. The Mexican-origin population increased by 54% since the previous Census, and it had the largest numeric increase (11.2 million), growing from 20.6 million in 2000 to 31.8 million in 2010 (Ennis, Rio-Vargas, & Albert, 2011). The current U.S. Census demographic information was used to project the social needs of Mexican-origin Hispanics. An estimated 11.2 million unauthorized Hispanic-origin migrants reside in the United States. Select provisions of the failed 2007 Immigration Reform Act are discussed in context of the Reagan Administration’s 1986 Immigration Reform Act. Key words are defined to facilitate understanding of issues presented that affect the well-being of the Mexican-origin population. Best social work practices for working with Mexican-origin Hispanics are proposed in the context of issues identified in the narrative. Future trends are speculative predictions with suggestions based on the author's social work practice experience, research, and knowledge of the literature.

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Vitamin D status in the United States, 2011–2014

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ◽

10.1093/ajcn/nqz037 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 110 (1) ◽

pp. 150-157 ◽

Cited By ~ 44

Author(s):

Kirsten A Herrick ◽

Renee J Storandt ◽

Joseph Afful ◽

Christine M Pfeiffer ◽

Rosemary L Schleicher ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

At Risk ◽

Vitamin D ◽

Dietary Intake ◽

Vitamin D Deficiency ◽

The United States ◽

Vitamin D Status ◽

Hydroxyvitamin D ◽

Hispanic Origin ◽

Medicare Part B

ABSTRACT Background Vitamin D is important for bone health; in 2014 it was the fifth most commonly ordered laboratory test among Medicare Part B payments. Objectives The aim of this study was to describe vitamin D status in the US population in 2011–2014 and trends from 2003 to 2014. Methods We used serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D data from NHANES 2011–2014 (n = 16,180), and estimated the prevalence at risk of deficiency (<30 nmol/L) or prevalence at risk of inadequacy (30–49 nmol/L) by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, and dietary intake of vitamin D. We also present trends between 2003 and 2014. Results In 2011–2014, the percentage aged ≥1 y at risk of vitamin D deficiency or inadequacy was 5.0% (95% CI: 4.1%, 6.2%) and 18.3% (95% CI: 16.2%, 20.6%). The prevalence of at risk of deficiency was lowest among children aged 1–5 y (0.5%; 95% CI: 0.3%, 1.1%), peaked among adults aged 20–39 y (7.6%; 95% CI: 6.0%, 9.6%), and fell to 2.9% (95% CI: 2.0%, 4.0%) among adults aged ≥60 y; the prevalence of at risk of inadequacy was similar. The prevalence of at risk of deficiency was higher among non-Hispanic black (17.5%; 95% CI: 15.2%, 20.0%) than among non-Hispanic Asian (7.6%; 95% CI: 5.9%, 9.9%), non-Hispanic white (2.1%; 95% CI: 1.5%, 2.7%), and Hispanic (5.9%; 95% CI: 4.4%, 7.8%) persons; the prevalence of at risk of inadequacy was similar. Persons with higher vitamin D dietary intake or who used supplements had lower prevalences of at risk of deficiency or inadequacy. From 2003 to 2014 there was no change in the risk of vitamin D deficiency; the risk of inadequacy declined from 21.0% (95% CI: 17.9%, 24.5%) to 17.7% (95% CI: 16.0%, 19.7%). Conclusion The prevalence of at risk of vitamin D deficiency in the United States remained stable from 2003 to 2014; at risk of inadequacy declined. Differences in vitamin D status by race and Hispanic origin warrant additional investigation.

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Family, Work and Women: The Labor Supply of Hispanic Immigrant Wives

International Migration Review ◽

10.1177/019791839202600410 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 1291-1313 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Haya Stier ◽

Marta Tienda

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Labor Supply ◽

Puerto Rican ◽

Estimation Procedure ◽

The United States ◽

Family Work ◽

Hispanic Origin ◽

The Family ◽

Stage Estimation ◽

Immigrant Wives

The article focuses on the economic circumstances and the family arrangements that govern the labor supply of Hispanic immigrant wives in the United States. We use a two-stage estimation procedure and a specification that models individual and familial factors that influence the labor supply of all women and those unique to immigrants. The analysis, based on a sample of Hispanic immigrant wives obtained from the 1980 U.S. Census, examines immigrant wives of Mexican, Puerto Rican and Other Hispanic origin and compares their labor supply with that of their native-born counterparts and U.S.- born white wives. Results indicate that the labor force behavior of Hispanic immigrant wives is highly responsive to their earning potential and, unlike that of U.S.-born white wives, is less constrained by their familial role as mothers.

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